CHAIR
Prof. George S. Dulikravich
Professor and Chairman
Department of Mechanical & Materials Eng.
Florida International University
College of Engineering, Room EC 3474
10555 West Flagler Street
Miami, Florida 33174
(305) 348-7016 telephone
(305) 348-6007 FAX
dulikrav@fiu.edu
CO-CHAIR
Prof. Helcio R. B. Orlande
Department of Mechanical Engineering, EE/COPPE
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ
Cid Universitaria, Cx. Postal 68503
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970
BRAZIL
+55 (21) 2562-8405 phone
+55 (21) 2290-6626 FAX
helcio@serv.com.ufrj.br
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Helcio R. B. Orlande and Marcelo J. Colaço
Department of Mechanical Engineering, EE/COPPE
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ
Cid Universitaria, Cx. Postal 68503
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21945-970
BRAZIL
+55 (21) 2562-8405 phone
+55 (21) 2290-6626 FAX
helcio@serv.com.ufrj.br, colaco@ufrj.br
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A. El Badia (France), A. F. Emery (USA), A. J. Kassab (USA), A. Messac (USA), A.
Moultanovsky (USA), A. Nenarokomov (Russia), A. J. Silva Neto (Brazil), A.
Yagola (Russia), B. Blackwell (USA), B. H. Dennis (Japan), C. J. S. Alves
(Portugal), C-H. Huang (Taiwan), C. LeNiliot (France), C. M. M. Soares
(Portugal), D. Maillet (France), D.
Lesnic (UK), D. Petit (France), E. A. Artioukhine (France), F. Rochinha
(Brazil), F. Soeiro (Brazil), F. M. Ramos (Brazil), G. Chavent (France), G.
Guimarães (Brazil), G. Kanevce (Macedonia), G. Maier (Italy), G-P. Miao
(China), H. F. Campos Velho (Brazil), H. D. Bui (France), H. Sobieczky
(Germany), I. N. Yegorov (Russia), J. Kaipio (Finland), J. Batsale (France), J.
Berryman (USA), J. Frankel (USA), J. Herskovits (Brazil), J. Howell (USA), J.
Schotland (USA), J. Renaud (USA), K. Onishi (Japan), K. Dowding (USA), K.
Papailiou (Greece), K. A. Woodbury (USA), K. Deb (India), K. Rajagopal (USA), K.
Giannakoglou (Greece), L. B. Barichello (Brazil), L. C. Santos (Brazil), M. D.
Mikhailov (Bulgaria), M. Bonnet (France), M. Tanaka (Japan), N. Z. Sun (USA), N.
J. Ruperti Jr. (Brazil), N. McCormick (USA), N. Zabaras (USA), O. Fudym
(Chile), O. M. Alifanov
(Russia), P. Trivailo (Australia), R. M. Cotta (Brazil), R. Kress (Germany), R.
Throne (USA), S. Kubo (Japan), S. Obayashi (Japan), T. Loulou (France), V. Steffen Jr. (Brazil), V.
Toropov (UK), W. S. Kim (South Korea), Y. Jarny (France), Y. Matsevity
(Ukraine), Y. Kagawa (Japan).